diff --git a/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord b/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord
index d9dbdcc7..072cfab1 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord
+++ b/bin/omarchy-cmd-screenrecord
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # Start and stop a screenrecording, which will be saved to ~/Videos by default.
 # Alternative location can be set via OMARCHY_SCREENRECORD_DIR or XDG_VIDEOS_DIR ENVs.
+# Resolution is capped to 4K for monitors above 4K, native otherwise.
+# Override via --resolution= (e.g. --resolution=1920x1080, --resolution=0x0 for native).
 
 [[ -f ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs ]] && source ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
 OUTPUT_DIR="${OMARCHY_SCREENRECORD_DIR:-${XDG_VIDEOS_DIR:-$HOME/Videos}}"
@@ -15,18 +17,35 @@ DESKTOP_AUDIO="false"
 MICROPHONE_AUDIO="false"
 WEBCAM="false"
 WEBCAM_DEVICE=""
+RESOLUTION=""
 STOP_RECORDING="false"
+RECORDING_FILE="/tmp/omarchy-screenrecord-filename"
 
 for arg in "$@"; do
   case "$arg" in
-    --with-desktop-audio) DESKTOP_AUDIO="true" ;;
-    --with-microphone-audio) MICROPHONE_AUDIO="true" ;;
-    --with-webcam) WEBCAM="true" ;;
-    --webcam-device=*) WEBCAM_DEVICE="${arg#*=}" ;;
-    --stop-recording) STOP_RECORDING="true"
+  --with-desktop-audio) DESKTOP_AUDIO="true" ;;
+  --with-microphone-audio) MICROPHONE_AUDIO="true" ;;
+  --with-webcam) WEBCAM="true" ;;
+  --webcam-device=*) WEBCAM_DEVICE="${arg#*=}" ;;
+  --resolution=*) RESOLUTION="${arg#*=}" ;;
+  --stop-recording) STOP_RECORDING="true" ;;
   esac
 done
 
+default_resolution() {
+  local width height
+  read -r width height < <(hyprctl monitors -j | jq -r '.[] | select(.focused == true) | "\(.width) \(.height)"')
+  if ((width > 3840 || height > 2160)); then
+    echo "3840x2160"
+  else
+    echo "0x0"
+  fi
+}
+
+toggle_screenrecording_indicator() {
+  pkill -RTMIN+8 waybar
+}
+
 cleanup_webcam() {
   pkill -f "WebcamOverlay" 2>/dev/null
 }
@@ -36,7 +55,7 @@ start_webcam_overlay() {
 
   # Auto-detect first available webcam if none specified
   if [[ -z $WEBCAM_DEVICE ]]; then
-    WEBCAM_DEVICE=$(v4l2-ctl --list-devices 2>/dev/null | grep -m1 "^\s*/dev/video" | tr -d '\t')
+    WEBCAM_DEVICE=$(v4l2-ctl --list-devices 2>/dev/null | grep -m1 "^[[:space:]]*/dev/video" | tr -d '\t')
     if [[ -z $WEBCAM_DEVICE ]]; then
       notify-send "No webcam devices found" -u critical -t 3000
       return 1
@@ -74,7 +93,7 @@ start_webcam_overlay() {
 start_screenrecording() {
   local filename="$OUTPUT_DIR/screenrecording-$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S').mp4"
   local audio_devices=""
-  local audio_args=""
+  local audio_args=()
 
   [[ $DESKTOP_AUDIO == "true" ]] && audio_devices+="default_output"
 
@@ -84,15 +103,57 @@ start_screenrecording() {
     audio_devices+="default_input"
   fi
 
-  [[ -n $audio_devices ]] && audio_args+="-a $audio_devices"
+  [[ -n $audio_devices ]] && audio_args+=(-a "$audio_devices" -ac aac)
+
+  local resolution="${RESOLUTION:-$(default_resolution)}"
+
+  gpu-screen-recorder -w portal -k auto -s "$resolution" -f 60 -fallback-cpu-encoding yes -o "$filename" "${audio_args[@]}" &
+  local pid=$!
+
+  # Wait for recording to actually start (file appears after portal selection)
+  while kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null && [[ ! -f $filename ]]; do
+    sleep 0.2
+  done
+
+  if kill -0 $pid 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "$filename" >"$RECORDING_FILE"
+    toggle_screenrecording_indicator
+  fi
+}
+
+stop_screenrecording() {
+  pkill -SIGINT -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" # SIGINT required to save video properly
+
+  # Wait a maximum of 5 seconds to finish before hard killing
+  local count=0
+  while pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null && ((count < 50)); do
+    sleep 0.1
+    count=$((count + 1))
+  done
 
-  gpu-screen-recorder -w portal -k h264 -f 60 -fallback-cpu-encoding yes -o "$filename" $audio_args -ac aac &
   toggle_screenrecording_indicator
+  cleanup_webcam
+
+  if pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null; then
+    pkill -9 -f "^gpu-screen-recorder"
+    notify-send "Screen recording error" "Recording process had to be force-killed. Video may be corrupted." -u critical -t 5000
+  else
+    trim_first_frame
+    notify-send "Screen recording saved to $OUTPUT_DIR" -t 2000
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "$RECORDING_FILE"
+}
+
+screenrecording_active() {
+  pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null
 }
 
 trim_first_frame() {
-  local latest=$(ls -t "$OUTPUT_DIR"/screenrecording-*.mp4 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-  if [[ -n $latest ]]; then
+  local latest
+  latest=$(cat "$RECORDING_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if [[ -n $latest && -f $latest ]]; then
     local trimmed="${latest%.mp4}-trimmed.mp4"
     if ffmpeg -y -ss 0.1 -i "$latest" -c copy "$trimmed" -loglevel quiet 2>/dev/null; then
       mv "$trimmed" "$latest"
@@ -102,46 +163,12 @@ trim_first_frame() {
   fi
 }
 
-stop_screenrecording() {
-  pkill -SIGINT -f "^gpu-screen-recorder"  # SIGINT required to save video properly
-
-  # Wait a maximum of 5 seconds to finish before hard killing
-  local count=0
-  while pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null && (( count < 50 )); do
-    sleep 0.1
-    count=$((count + 1))
-  done
-
-  if pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null; then
-    pkill -9 -f "^gpu-screen-recorder"
-    cleanup_webcam
-    notify-send "Screen recording error" "Recording process had to be force-killed. Video may be corrupted." -u critical -t 5000
-  else
-    cleanup_webcam
-    trim_first_frame
-    notify-send "Screen recording saved to $OUTPUT_DIR" -t 2000
-  fi
-  toggle_screenrecording_indicator
-}
-
-toggle_screenrecording_indicator() {
-  pkill -RTMIN+8 waybar
-}
-
-screenrecording_active() {
-  pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null || pgrep -f "WebcamOverlay" >/dev/null
-}
-
 if screenrecording_active; then
-  if pgrep -f "WebcamOverlay" >/dev/null && ! pgrep -f "^gpu-screen-recorder" >/dev/null; then
-    cleanup_webcam
-  else
-    stop_screenrecording
-  fi
-elif [[ $STOP_RECORDING == "false" ]]; then
+  stop_screenrecording
+elif [[ $STOP_RECORDING == "true" ]]; then
+  exit 1
+else
   [[ $WEBCAM == "true" ]] && start_webcam_overlay
 
   start_screenrecording || cleanup_webcam
-else
-  exit 1
 fi